How can a woman not like treasures? Moreover, it is such a rare treasure, and it was given by her beloved. Fan Min held the crystal in his hands very preciously, and at this time, the crystal no longer felt cold, but became warm.
Yangyang also filled her heart with sweetness.
The next day, Tang Yin set off for Yancheng. Afraid of arousing suspicion on the way, he did not bring many people with him. Except for the three Shangguan brothers, twenty members of Dark Arrow who had reached the spiritual realm at least, and a dozen disciples, he did not bring many more people.
other people.
There were only about thirty of them. They dressed up as business travelers and rode fast horses all night long.
On the way from Tianguan to Yancheng, we have to pass through three counties, namely Guannan County, Jinguang County, and Lehu County. Guannan County is close to Tianguan. Although its chief has expressed his willingness to be loyal to Zhong Tian, after all, Emperor Tiangao
Yuan, he said so, but actually he did not take any action, that is, he did not send troops to attack Tianguan, nor did he show hostility towards Tianyuan County headed by Tang Yin. The entire Guannan County was still the same as before, and even the entire county was on alert.
None of them were done. After passing Guannan and entering the boundary of Jinguang County, the cities here began to implement martial law and night curfews. The tense atmosphere gradually became more intense. It was only when we entered Lehu County that we really felt that the war was approaching.
Lehu County is close to Yancheng. Once Zhong Tian and Tang Yin fight, Lehu will be Zhong Tian's place to raise his troops. Lehu will be Zhong Tian's barrier when retreating. This county is crucial to Zhong Tian.
When Tang Yin killed Zhong Tian's envoy with a sword, the latter immediately removed the governor of Lehu County and replaced him with his own henchman, Geng Qiang.
Geng Qiang is a general under Zhong Tian. His spiritual martial arts has reached the Lingyuan realm. He is brave and good at fighting. He is a fierce general. However, he is cruel, willful and does not understand internal affairs. He is not suitable to be a county guard. The reason why Zhong Tian
Reuse him simply because he is loyal enough.
Since Geng Qiang became the county guard, the people of Lehu have been in dire straits. Geng Qiang controlled speech with iron-blooded tactics and placed spies everywhere. Once he found that people were talking about Zhong Tian with dissatisfaction, he would not need to be tried, or he would directly
If you catch the official, behead him or send someone to assassinate him.
At that time, speech was very open. Even ordinary literati and even common people could directly submit their opinions to the king and put forward their own opinions on national affairs. Regardless of whether the king accepted the opinions or not, he would never kill the literati or common people.
Now the situation in Lehu County has completely changed. One sentence can determine a person's life or death. In this highly tense environment, everyone's nerves are stretched to the extreme, and people's dissatisfaction is seemingly suppressed.
, actually moved to the dark place, people hated Zhong Tian even more, and missed the enlightenment of the Wind King's period even more.
When Tang Yin and his party entered Lehu County, they felt that the place had simply changed. It was not that the scenery had changed, but that the people had changed. In the past, Lehu County was bustling with people coming and going, and there was a huge flow of business travelers. But now, even in
There were not many people visible on the streets in broad daylight, but there were groups of guards armed with spears, patrolling the streets.
The uniforms of the guards had changed. Originally, the Feng army was all dressed in black clothes and black armor, but now they were dressed in red clothes and red armor. Looking at the guards in new uniforms, Tang Yin sneered in his heart. It seemed that Zhong Tian was really planning to take advantage of the situation.
The country has become a Peng country. It is not enough for the country's name and flag to be changed. Even the military uniforms must be changed.
As the saying goes, if God wants him to die, he will be driven crazy.
After Tang Yin and others entered the city, they found a restaurant and ordered some food to fill their stomachs first.
The restaurant was deserted, the waiter was dozing listlessly, and Tang Yin and his party did not wake him up when they came recently.
Tang Yin glanced at it, then walked directly into the store and sat down at a table near the window. Cheng Jin walked up to the waiter, knocked on the table, and said in a deep voice: "Wake up, wake up!"
The waiter opened his eyes in a daze and saw so many people coming into the store all at once. He was a little overwhelmed and asked, "Are you..."
"Isn't this a restaurant? Of course we are eating these days, are you still doing business?" Cheng Jin frowned.
The waiter finally woke up. With a smile on his face, he nodded and bowed and said repeatedly: "Sit, sit, sit. Gentlemen, please take a seat. What would you like to eat?"
Cheng Jin said: "First come a hundred steamed buns and fifty pounds of beef. Just half of the beef will be fine. We will take the other half away..."
The waiter grinned when he heard this and said with a dry smile: "I'm sorry, sir, the shop doesn't have that much beef."
"What?" Cheng Jin raised his eyebrows. He only wanted fifty kilograms of beef, not five hundred kilograms. How could such a big restaurant not have it? He sneered and asked, "Do you think we can't afford it?
Can you eat Overlord Meal?"
"No, no, no, you misunderstood." The waiter rubbed his hands and said with a wry smile: "Sir, see for yourself, how can there be any customers in the store now? There are not many people coming all day long, so the store is small
I didn’t prepare that much beef either.”
Cheng Jin blinked and looked around, right? In such a big restaurant, there are dozens of tables. Apart from the thirty or so people in his party, there are only two diners. You must know that it is lunch time, so it should be
It was a time when business was booming. He shook his head slightly and raised his eyes to look at Tang Yin.
The latter said softly: "Forget it if you don't have it. Just eat whatever you have, as long as it can fill your stomach!"
Cheng Jin nodded and said to the waiter: "Did you hear what my eldest...young master said?! Go and get ready!" After speaking, he secretly stuck out his tongue, almost slipping his tongue, but he was lucky to react.
It was fast enough and it was changed in time.
"Okay, wait a moment, sir!" the waiter agreed and walked away quickly.
Cheng Jin sat down next to Tang Yin and whispered: "I didn't expect that Lehu County would become like this in just a few months."
Tang Yin shrugged and sneered without saying anything.
It didn't take long, and the waiter brought the steamed buns and side dishes one by one. The steamed buns were dry and hard, and it was hard to tell how many days they had been there. The side dishes didn't taste that good either. Everyone frowned while eating.
Because the food did not suit their taste, Tang Yin and others ate very quickly. Just when everyone was about to finish eating, a group of officers and soldiers approached from outside.
There were only a dozen officers and soldiers, and they seemed to be on patrol. The leader of the team leader had his eyes rolling around, and he had an evil aura. However, his evil aura was different from Tang Yin's. Tang Yin's evil aura was filled with murderous intent and
Crazy, and his evil is full of frivolity.
Seeing the sudden approach of officers and soldiers, Cheng Jin and others were shocked. Although they continued to eat, their other hand slowly moved under the table, grabbing the hidden saber at their waists, ready to take action if anything went wrong.
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Tang Yinke was much calmer than everyone else. Since the officers and soldiers came near, he didn't take a second glance or even raise his eyelids. He still lowered his head and ate his food quickly.
The team leader looked around the restaurant, and then asked in a bad tone: "Whose are the horses outside?"
Saying "trouble" secretly, Cheng Jin stood up, cupped his hands towards the team leader, and said with a smile: "It belongs to the villain."
"Oh?" The team leader tilted his head and looked Cheng Jin up and down, and asked, "What are you doing with so many horses?"
"The villain is a trader, and the horses are naturally for hauling goods."
"Purchasing goods?" The team leader laughed, walked up to Cheng Jin and said, "Why didn't I see your goods?"
"Everything has been sold, and we are ready to go home now."
"Sophistry!" the squad leader sneered, "I think you are up to no good, right?"
Cheng Jin's eyes flashed with light and he didn't say anything, but his hand was quietly touching his lower back, ready to draw the sword. Tang Yin was behind him and grabbed the palm of his hand that was about to draw the sword, and squeezed it hard, signaling that he didn't need to do anything.
, At the same time, Tang Yin also stood up and said with a smile on his face: "We are indeed passing by here on business, and we hope that the general will be kind to you." As he spoke, he took out an extra ingot of silver in his hand and handed it to the team leader.
The squad leader had never been called a general in his life, so he was naturally very helpful after hearing Tang Yin's words. Coupled with the silver handed to him, his gloomy face suddenly became cheerful. He took Tang Yin's silver without leaving any trace and stuffed it with him.
He put it into his belt, and then said in a pretentious manner: "It's not peaceful recently. It's best not to come out during this period, and just stay at home honestly!"
"Yes! What the general said is absolutely true!" Tang Yin said with a smile.
The squad leader nodded with satisfaction, turned around and raised his head to his soldiers, and said, "Don't be nervous, they are all ordinary merchants." With a piece of silver, Tang Yin and others immediately changed from plotting evil to ordinary merchants, which shows the importance of money.
How powerful it is.
After hearing the squad leader's words, the soldiers put down their spears one after another, and their expressions returned to normal.
The team leader picked up a steamed bun, took a bite, turned around and spit it out. He put the steamed bun aside and muttered: "What the hell?" As he spoke, he walked towards the other two diners and asked: "
What do you two do?"
"Master Jun, I am also a merchant!"
"Oh? I don't see it!" The team leader clasped his hands behind his back and squinted at the two of them.
These two merchants were not as good as Tang Yin, and they couldn't afford that much money. The two of them said in succession: "Master Jun, we are really merchants, and we have certificates..." As they spoke, the two
The man took out the merchant's unique running script from his arms and handed it to the squad leader.
Seeing that there was no benefit from the two of them, the team leader was furious. He took the running script and tore it up without even looking at it. He said in a cold voice: "What bullshit running script? I think you two are evil!"
As he spoke, he turned his head and shouted: "Take these two people away and press them back for interrogation!"
"Yes!" The soldiers agreed one after another and rushed forward. Without any explanation, they held down the two diners, tied their hands, and led them out.
The Shangguan brothers, Cheng Jin and others all frowned upon seeing this and clenched their fists subconsciously.
These are not officers and soldiers, they are simply a group of bandits. No wonder Lehu County is in such a depression now, with most of the shops closed, all because of these lackeys of Zhong Tian.
Tang Yin was not as indignant as everyone else. After sitting down, he said softly: "It's none of our business. Sit down and continue eating."